Why a Professional Accountant is Important for a Start-Up

Starting a business is a step by step process – starting with an idea, a business name, and creating a business plan. A business plan includes the purpose of your business and how you will go about marketing or advertising the same. It also includes the expenses, liabilities, assists, budgets, and how your business plans to make a profit and grow. Growth alone is a complicated subject where you have short-term and long-term growth plans based on how well your business is doing. Once you’ve done this, it’s time to address legalities such as licenses, insurance, recruiting employees, etc.

One of the most important decisions that will take you in the right path is to find the right professional accountant. Most business owners use a professional accountant to handle their financial concerns while they focus on maintaining the business. Without maintaining your finances, you will never know how well or how bad your business is doing.

Here are some additional reasons why working with a professional accountant is crucial if you are starting a business of your own.

Recognizing the money trial.

All business owners want to know what their money is being spent on, and an accountant keeps a detailed ledger of the money flow within the company. Many small business or start-up business owners may think they do not need an accountant as they can take care of the cash flow themselves. However, this wouldn’t work until and unless you are a professional accountant yourself. An accountant will have experience in money saving, tax issues, maintaining a healthy profit, and how to invest the same, but a layman might not.

Identifying the unfamiliar.

There are different kinds of accountants. All accountants are not Certified Public Accountants. The difference is that CPAs have taken and passed additional tests and courses to become certified. A CPA can provide expert advice on financial matters for your business; regular accountants cannot do this. A CPA thoroughly understands complexity of taxes and will show you where you can save on tax payment, making sure everything is legal. They can develop a financial plan for your start-up business, which will help you in the long run.

Dealing with the complex.

Accounting issues are very complicated, detailed and time-consuming, therefore, it’s best to let a professional handle it. Accountants are trained to maintain several financial records that will aid you when you need to file taxes, invest and check the inflow and outflow of cash, this is also known as book keeping.

Helping you save money:

Some accounting services provide a nominal fee which is beneficial for any start-up since the business may not be stable enough to pay an hourly or service-based fee to an accounting service.

The services include but not limited to, helping you decide on what type of business entity would be the right option for your company – for example limited liability or incorporated. They will also help you prepare a business plan focusing on budgets and other financial considerations. Tuchbands is a company that will provide the best financial proposal for your business, and design a recording system that you can access based on statutory requirements. They also offer consultations to help you make the best decisions for your start-up business.

Author Bio:

Tess Young has written several career-oriented articles for various websites for more than seven years. She has worked as an Administrative Assistant for more than fifteen years. Her recommendation for Fixed Fee Accounting service is Tuch Bands.

Deborah Sweeney

Deborah Sweeney is an advocate for protecting personal and business assets for business owners and entrepreneurs. With extensive experience in the field of corporate and intellectual property law, Deborah provides insightful commentary on the benefits of incorporation and trademark registration. Education: Deborah received her Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Pepperdine University, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of West Los Angeles and San Fernando School of Law in corporate and intellectual property law. Experience: After becoming a partner at LA-based law firm, Michel & Robinson, she became an in-house attorney for MyCorporation, formerly a division in Intuit. She took the company private in 2009 and after 10 years of entrepreneurship sold the company to Deluxe Corporation. Deborah is also well-recognized for her written work online as a contributing writer with some of the top business and entrepreneurial blogging sites including Forbes, Business Insider, SCORE, and Fox Business, among others. Fun facts/Other pursuits: Originally from Southern California, Deborah enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, Benjamin and Christopher, and practicing Pilates. Deborah believes in the importance of family and credits the entrepreneurial business model for giving her the flexibility to enjoy both a career and motherhood. Deborah, and MyCorporation, have previously been honored by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s List of the Valley’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses in 2012. MyCorporation received the Stevie Award for Best Women-Owned Business in 2011.

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